One day I decided to quit．I quitted my job, my relationship, my spirituality. I wanted to quit my life.
I went to the to have one last talk with God． "Can you give me one good not to quit?" His answer surprised me．
"Look around． Do you see the fern（蕨类植物） and the bamboo? When I planted their seeds, I took good care of them．The fern quickly grew from the earth． nothing came from the bamboo seed． During the following three years, the fern grew more plentiful． And , nothing came from the bamboo seed． But I did not quit on the bamboo． Then in the fifth year a sprout（新芽） emerged from the earth． Compared to the fern it was small and insignificant． But just 6 months later the bamboo to over 100 feet tall． It had spent the five years growing ． Those roots made it strong and gave it it needed to survive． I wouldn’t give any of my creations a challenge it could not ．”
He said to me． "All this time you have been struggling, you have been growing roots． I would not quit on the bamboo． will I ever quit on you． Don't yourself with others．The bamboo had a different from the fern． Yet they both make the forest beautiful． Your time will ． You will rise high! "
"How high should I rise?" I asked．
"How high will the bamboo rise?" He asked ．
"As high as it can?" I ．
"Yes," He said． "Give me glory rising as high as you can．"
I left the forest and bring back this story． I hope it can help you see that God will never on you． Never regret a day in your life． Good days give you happiness． Bad days give you ． Both are necessary to life．
A．farm B．heaven C．bushes D．woods
A．reason B．sense C．response D．explanation
A．Even B．Instead C．Yet D．Rather
A．again B．always C．ever D．often
A．thin B．tiny C．weak D．short
A．largely B．entirely C．seemingly D．probably
A．raised B．provided C．rose D．produced
A．fruits B．leaves C．seeds D． roots
A．which B．where C．how D．what
A．present B．explore C．handle D．offer
A．particularly B．actually C．merely D．obviously
A．Either B．So C．Neither D．As
A．furnish B．associate C． connect D．compare
A．purpose B．recognition C． credit D．possibility
A．go B．come C．get D．leave
A．in nature B．in exchange C．in respect D．in turn
A．questioned B．required C．requested D．remarked
A．from B．with C．by D．for
A．cut up B．give up C．break up D．pick up
A．experiences B．strengths C．awards D．ambitions
One day, my father drove his employer to another city for a business meeting. On the outskirts（郊区）of town, they for a sandwich lunch. While they ate, several boys playing in the street passed by their . One of the boys limped（跛行）．Looking more closely, my father’s bos that the boy had a clubfoot（畸形足）．He stepped out of the car and the boy, saying that he was able to help get that foot fixed. The young boy was .The businessman wrote down the boy’s name before the boy joined his friends down the street.
The man and said to my father, “Woody, the boy’s name is Jimmy. Find out where he and do your best to get his parents to let him have his foot operated on. I’ll pay all the costs.” They finished their sandwiches and went on their .
It didn’t take long for my father to Jimmy’s house, a small one that needed paint and repair. For almost an hour, my father explained the plan to Jimmy’s parents. , they looked at each other. When my father they still weren’t quite sure about the generous offer from an unknown benefactor (捐助者).
Later, my father’s employer got in touch with the local government with a to send someone to Jimmy’s home to the family that this was a lawful offer. Soon, with permission papers signed, my father took Jimmy to an excellent in another state. After five operations, his limp disappeared.
His parents watched in as the returned boy stepped lightly toward them. They still could not that a man they had never seen would pay a large sum of money to have a foot corrected for their son.
The benefactor was Mr. Henry Ford, the founder of the Ford Motor Company. He always said it’s more fun to do something for people they don’t know who did it.
A．waited B．paid C．prepared D．stopped
A．car B．town C．office D．restaurant
A．thought B．observed C．doubted D．worried
A．took care of B．got hold of C．hung out with D．caught up with
A．delighted B．satisfied C．interested D．relaxed
A．laughed B．apologized C．returned D．nodded
A．plays B．studies C．lives D．stays
A．determination B．permission C．help D．plan
A．chat B．ride C．meeting D．holiday
A．build B．decorate C．paint D．find
A．patiently B．briefly C．proudly D．calmly
A．Confused B．Excited C．Ashamed D．Tired
A．visited B．finished C．refused D．left
A．purpose B．decision C．request D．promise
A．warn B．remind C．argue D．convince
A．hotel B．hospital C．school D．store
A．anger B．fear C．amazement D．disappointment
A．agree B．admit C．prove D．believe
A．secret B．polite C．humorous D．cautious
A．until B．when C．unless D．whom
A smart dog in Oklahoma City came home on Saturday __ a dead newborn baby in its mouth.
A house keeper, ___ name has not been reported, was at the home at the time, KOCO said.
The house keeper told KFOR that the dog, __ Luke, turned up at the door with the body of a three to five-pound baby in his ___ .
"He was carrying it just ___ a momma puppy," she told the station, "and laid it at my feet."
The house keeper stressed that the body had no markings or signs of trauma(伤口), and that Luke __ never have hurt anyone. She believes the dog was trying to help the poor baby.
“I believe Luke found it, picked it __ _ and brought it. There was no trauma you could tell he injured the baby," she said.
Experts have determined that the newborn was a girl.
"We don’t know__ _ the baby came from," Police Captain Dexter Nelson told KFOR. "If it was born in the area outside or if someone brought the baby out there to throw it away.”
Medical experts are trying to determine if the baby was born alive or ___ _.
According to KOCO, Luke typically wandered over a large area, which officials are now seeking ___ original place about the dead baby.
All 50 states have some form of "safe shelter" law ___ that allow parents -- or someone with a parent's ___ _ -- to leave a newborn without a name at special __ places but can get away with the action.
The details of such __ are different from state to state. State-by-state laws can__ at ChildWelfare.gov.
A． carry B．carrying C．carried D．to carry
A． that B．which C．how D．whose
A．named B．shouted C．viewed D．reminded
A． belief B．mouth C．trick D．award
A． as B．for C．like D．just
A．would B．must C．should D．need
A． down B．out C．in D．up
A． why B．where C．when D．how
A． obvious B．religious C．dead D．raw
A．for B．of C．from D．away
A．strengths B．papers C．books D．items
A． benefits B．permission C．steak D．cheatings
A．dangerous B．tall C．safe D．frustrated
A．laws B．people C．diets D．manners
A． find B．found C．founded D．be found
A story is told about a soldier who finally came home after having fought in Vietnam. He called his parents from ____ “Mom and Dad, I ____ home ,but I’ve a favor to ask .I have a friend I’d like to bring home with me.” “ ____ ,” they replied, “We’d love to meet him.” “There’s something you should know,” the son continued , “he was ____ in the fighting. He ____ on a land bomb and lost an arm and a leg. He has nowhere else to go ,and I want him to ____ us.” “I’m sorry to hear that ,son. Maybe we can help him find somewhere to live.” “No, Mom and Dad ,I want him to live with us.” “Son,” said the father , “you don’t know what you’re asking. Someone with such ____ would be ____ on us. We have our own lives to live ,and we can’t let something like this ____ with our lives. I think you should just come home and __25__ about this guy . He’ll find a way to live ____ his own.
At that point, the son ____ the phone. The parents heard ____ more from him. A few days later , ____ ,they received a call from the San Francisco police. Their son had died after falling from a building .The police believed it was a ____.They grief-stricken parents flew to San Francisco to ____ the body of their son. They recognized him, but to their horror they also discovered something they didn’t know, their son had ____.
The parents in this story are like many of us .We find it ____ to love those who are good-looking or fun to have around ,but we don’t like people who are ___ to us or make us feel uncomfortable. Thankfully, there’s someone who loves us with an ____ love that welcomes us into the forever family.
A．Chicago B．San Francisco C．Boston D．London
A．am leaving B．was coming C．am coming D．was leaving
A．Sure B．Sorry C．possible D．No way
A．fairly good B．very healthy C．very well D．hurt badly
A．sat B．slept C．stepped D．lay
A．live with B．keep with C．work with D．play with
A．disadvantages B．disabilities C．advantages D．shortcomings
A．a happy family B．pleasant company C．deadly disease D．a terrible burden
A．disturb B．stop C．improve D．strengthen
A．bring B．forgive C．forget D．remember
A．of B．on C．at D．in
A．hung on B．hold on C．hung out D．hung up
A．anything B．something C．nothing D．everything
A．otherwise B．however C．besides D．and
A．suicide（自杀） B．accident C．murder D．coincidence
A．bring B．take C．identify D．fetch
A．only one arm and one leg B．one arm and two legs C．no arm and no leg D．two arms and one leg
A．simple B．easy C．difference D．difficult
A．friendly B．familiar C．smart D．inconvenient
A．unconditional B．precious C．unique D．valuable
Billy，a hardworking student，is fourteen years old and in the ninth grade. He has a parttime job that ____ him up every morning at five o’clock，when most people are still sound ____ .He is a newspaper boy.
Each morning，Billy leaves the house at 5∶15 to go to the ____ where the newspapers always are. The newspapers were ____ to the corner by truck at midnight. He always takes a wagon(小推车) to ____ them.
In the winter it is still dark ____ he gets up every day，but during the rest of the year it is ____.Billy must send the newspapers to the houses of people on his___ in all kinds of weather. He tries to put each paper on the porch(门廊) where it will be ____ from wind，rain or snow. Sometimes his customers give him tips，____ him very excited.
Billy earns about $70 per month through hard ____，and he is saving some of the money to go to ____，where he has always been longing to go. Besides that，he ____ the rest of the earnings on records and clothes. Once a month，he has to collect the ____at night since many of them work during the day. That is when he is ___ so that he is full of excitement. Luckily，he gets ____ supported by his family. Sometimes，when Billy is sick，his brother offers to deliver(递送) the newspapers for him. Once，his father was too ____ to help.
Billy has seventy customers now，but he doesn`t feel ____ about the number.
He dreams that he will get ____ customers as possible some day.____，he might win a prize for being an outstanding newspaper boy. He wants to win a trip to Europe，but he will be happy if he wins a new bicycle.
A．wakes B．takes C．gets D．picks
A．asleep B．awake C．wake up D．sleepy
A．corner B．street C．room D．department
A．given B．addressed C．handed D．delivered
A．carry B．bring C．send D．load
A．which B．while C．that D．when
A．short B．black C．light D．long
A．road B．way C．route(投递路线) D．path
A．protected B．stopped C．kept D．prevented
A．making B．letting C．leading D．causing
A．attempt B．job C．work D．struggle
A．abroad B．school C．college D．hospital
A．costs B．spends C．pays D．uses
A．paper B．money C．newspapers D．records
A．depressed B．energetic C．satisfied D．moved
A．very B．great C．greatly D．a lot of
A．likely B．reluctant C．tried D．willing
A．satisfied B．pleasant C．contented D．happy
A．many more B．as much C．as many D．much more
A．If that B．If so C．Besides D．What’s more
When I was young, I was told that a wise person is the one who learns from everyone. It is a great way to live by this — One begins to look at people very and he no longer puts others in order to feel good about himself.
Living in China me with many wonderful chances to put this principle into practice. China is quite and as a Westerner, it’s easy for me to consider many of the local habits as “strange” and even “rude”. However, slowly I began to a lot about the culture and about where many of their came from. I decided to make an effort to meet people and from them.
I am living in Harbin now, a city in the Northern part of China, near Russia. Yesterday I to get money from the ATM and have a good cup of coffee after lunch. But I can’t speak Chinese yet and there are no signs in English the nearest supermarket or coffee shop. There are signs in Russian. “espaciba” which means thanks, I don’t know much else. I decided to smile at my every attempt to and ask for information that would me to an ATM and a coffee shop. It turned out that my efforts and my were met with more smiles. I learned that is to be found everywhere even I cannot communicate, and that people will depending on what I give.
Look around you for opportunities to learn from the most people. You will be surprised at what they can you!
A．method B．plan C．principle D．reason
A．Doubtfully B．differently C．anxiously D．excitedly
A．away B．out C．up D．down
A．helps B．combines C．provides D．impresses
A．special B．modern C．powerful D．beautiful
A．create B．measure C．ignore D．understand
A．origins B．beliefs C．habits D．behaviors
A．escape B．suffer C．learn D．hear
A．managed B．needed C．refused D．failed
A．leaving for B．pointing to C．looking for D．setting up
A．Instead of B．As for C．According to D．Except for
A．Yet B．Or C．Besides D．Thus
A．Communicate B．relax C．explain D．discuss
A．force B．transport C．lead D．follow
A．smiles B．signs C．questions D．thanks
A．illness B．weakness C．happiness D．kindness
A．before B．after C．when D．because
A．react B．gain C．bargain D．benefit
A．familiar B．unexpected C．pleasant D．frightened
A．confirm B．require C．charge D．teach
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